Turandot by Giacomo Puccini(
Recording
)80
editions published
between
1960
and
2013
in
6
languages
and held by
1,712 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"A Mandarin announces the law of the land ("Popolo di Pekino: La legge e questa ...)": Any man who desires to wed Turandot
must first answer her three riddles. If he fails, he will be beheaded. The Prince of Persia has failed and is to be beheaded
at moonrise. As the crowd surges towards the gates of the palace, crying for blood, a blind old man is pushed to the ground
while his slave-girl, Li?, cries for help. A young man hears her cry and recognizes the old man as his long-lost father Timur,
the deposed king of Tartary. The young Prince of Tartary urges his father not to speak his name because he fears the Chinese
rulers who have conquered Tartary. Timur tells his son that of all his servants, only Li? has remained faithful to him. When
the Prince asks her why, she tells him that once, long ago in the palace, he smiled upon her"--Wikipedia (Sept 2006)

South Pacific by Richard Rodgers(
Visual
)6
editions published
between
1958
and
2010
in
English
and held by
1,157 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A young American nurse from Little Rock meets the handsome and mysterious French planter on a South Pacific island during
World War II. Seeking respite from the battles around them, they find refuge in each other as their romance blooms in the
lush tropical paradise

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi(
Recording
)52
editions published
between
1900
and
2011
in
6
languages
and held by
1,148 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Italian tenor Franco Corelli had it all: movie-star looks, ringing high notes he could hold for what seemed like forever,
and a charismatic stage presence. With Corelli as Radames, the captain of the Egyptian army, it was more than believable that
the daughter of the Egyptian king, Amneris (Irene Dalis), would want him--and that she would do everything in her power to
keep him from her slave, Aida (Gabriella Tucci). This is Corelli's only broadcast Aida from the Met and required listening
for fans of the art of the tenor

Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi(
)56
editions published
between
1965
and
2015
in
6
languages
and held by
875 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Conductor Thomas Schippers leads a sensational cast in a gripping opera that at the time of this broadcast hadn't been heard
at the Met in almost 40 years. As Luisa, Montserrat Caballé broke hearts, her beautiful voice and limpid singing conveying
every nuance of the young girl's plight. Richard Tucker is a passionate, enticing Rodolfo, the man she loves but does not
really know. As Luisa's tortured father, Sherrill Milnes demonstrates just how exciting a great Verdi baritone part can be.
Ezio Flagello (Wurm) and Giorgio Tozzi (Count Walter) are evil personified

La fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini(
)37
editions published
between
1958
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
845 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Presents the action of the opera, based on the play by David Belasco, set at the height of the notorious Californian Gold
Rush; this opera represents "a major advance on Puccini's previous work, especially in the careful interweaving of Western
elements into an altogether larger canvas than anything he had tackled before."

Vanessa by Samuel Barber(
Recording
)46
editions published
between
1957
and
2015
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
801 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This broadcast, recorded just two weeks after Vanessa's Met world premiere, presents the original cast in spectacular form.
Eleanor Steber is marvelous as the title heroine, a beautiful woman awaiting the return of her long-lost lover. But the man
who arrives is his son, Anatol (a suave Nicolai Gedda). The handsome youth plays a dangerous emotional game of wooing both
Vanessa and her niece Erika (an enchanting Rosalind Elias)--with devastating consequences. Regina Resnik stars as the Old
Baroness and Giorgio Tozzi is the kind Doctor. Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos gives an impassioned reading of Barber's superb
score

Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner(
Recording
)60
editions published
between
1960
and
2016
in
5
languages
and held by
749 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The meeting on stage of two great singing actors is always exciting, and sparks fly in this recording when George London's
haunted Flying Dutchman encounters Leonie Rysanek's incandescent Senta. The remarkable Giorgio Tozzi is Senta's ambitious
but kind-hearted father, Daland, who brings the lovers together. Karl Böhm keeps Wagner's turbulent score boiling

The Messiah by George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)30
editions published
between
1959
and
1996
in
4
languages
and held by
647 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir present an intimate and stirring performance of Handel's Messiah. This 2-CD
recording of the full score on period instruments features a stellar cast of soloists. Tafelmusik presents this baroque masterpiece
with the spirit and vitality of Handel's own 18th-century productions. A perennial favorite with audiences and critics alike,
Tafelmusik's Messiah has garnered glowing reviews year after year

The barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini(
Recording
)22
editions published
between
1959
and
2016
in
4
languages
and held by
629 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This abridged holiday presentation for families of opera's most popular comedy, sung in English, features a cast of youthful
Met stars: Isabel Leonard is the feisty Rosina, Alek Shrader is her suitor, Count Almaviva, and Rodion Pogossov is Figaro,
the resourceful barber of the title. John Del Carlo sings as Rosina's foolish guardian, Dr. Bartolo, and Yves Abel conducts

Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi(
)14
editions published
between
1962
and
2012
in
4
languages
and held by
558 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Legendary maestro Thomas Schippers conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and chorus in a December 1962 performance of
Verdi's Ernani, which features a truly bravura performance by Carlo Bergonzi

Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi(
Recording
)29
editions published
between
1956
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
535 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This recording contains the complete opera sung in Italian. The book contains the complete text of the libretto with annotations
in both English and Italian and a critical historical commentary. The text also includes the background of the composer, biographies
of the principal singers and conductor

Amahl and the night visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti(
Visual
)13
editions published
between
1978
and
2018
in
English
and held by
486 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Rejoice in the simple story of the crippled boy Amahl and his devoted mother who live in poverty among the shepherds of Jerusalem.
Then one starlit night, some strangers appear at their door: Three Kings who are on their way to Bethlehem."--Container

La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi(
Recording
)37
editions published
between
1959
and
2008
in
6
languages
and held by
465 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Verdi painted an immense canvas with this dark but tuneful opera. The legendary Leontyne Price is seen in one of her greatest
roles, Leonora. Price's soaring voice encompasses every nuance of Leonora's emotion as she moves from joy through resignation
to ultimate heartbreak. James Levine's brilliant leading of the Met orchestra and chorus is a lesson in Verdi style. Giuseppe
Giacomini is Alvaro, the man Leonora loves, and Leo Nucci is Don Carlo, the dark instrument of their Fate

Vanessa by Samuel Barber(
Recording
)1
edition published
in
1989
in
English
and held by
411 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi(
)18
editions published
between
1971
and
2000
in
5
languages
and held by
359 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide